Pub/bar/nightclub 📍 Derry City and Strabane

Sandinos

Londonderry

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Sandinos scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 27 February 2025 by Derry City and Strabane.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Sandinos, from January 2019 to February 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 4 in 2019 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Sandinos.

Food hygiene rating history for Sandinos
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
14 January 2019	4 / 5	Good
27 February 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Sandinos in Londonderry has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

1 Water Street,
Londonderry,
Londonderry,
Londonderry,
BT48 6BQ

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Sandinos. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Sandinos?

Food hygiene at Sandinos is inspected by Derry City and Strabane, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.derrystrabane.com or [email protected].

Questions about Sandinos

What is Sandinos’s food hygiene rating?

Sandinos has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 February 2025.

When was Sandinos last inspected?

Sandinos was last inspected by Derry City and Strabane on 27 February 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.